The influence of exposure to foreign literature on Chinese readers' out-group attitudes: the sequential mediating role of emotional investment and cultural empathy. [PDF]
Front PsycholQi Z, You H.
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Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.Abstract Large language models (LLMs) challenge long‐standing assumptions in linguistics and linguistic anthropology by generating human‐like language without relying on rule‐based structures. This introduction to the special issue Language Machines calls for renewed engagement with LLMs as socially embedded language technologies.
Siri Lamoureaux +2 more
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How movies move us - movie preferences are linked to differences in neuronal emotion processing of fear and anger: an fMRI study. [PDF]
Front Behav NeurosciZwiky E +15 more
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Television and seriality : elements for a typology of the televised fictional genres
, 1998 Stéphane Benassi
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Tales from over there: the uses and meanings of fairy tales in contemporary Holocaust narratives [PDF]
, 2013 Hunter, Anna Clare
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Human tests for machine models: What lies “Beyond the Imitation Game”?
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.Abstract Benchmarking large language models (LLMs) is a key practice for evaluating their capabilities and risks. This paper considers the development of “BIG Bench,” a crowdsourced benchmark designed to test LLMs “Beyond the Imitation Game.” Drawing on linguistic anthropological and ethnographic analysis of the project's GitHub repository, we examine ...
Noya Kohavi, Anna Weichselbraun
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Book bans in political context: Evidence from US schools. [PDF]
PNAS NexusGoncalves MSO +3 more
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Narrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex‐gay stories
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.Abstract Formatted stories rely on spatiotemporal cues to evoke recognizability through linearity, which prescribes a particular template for meaning‐making. This article examines stories narrated by ex‐gay members of a Christian organization in Singapore and considers how chronotopes within the stories are ordered to regiment ways of feeling for ...
Vincent Pak
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Screened Shadows: Navigating the Impact of Violent Movies and Crime OTT Series on Mental Well-Being. [PDF]
Indian J Community MedBhattacharya S, Saleem SM, Nath S.
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Journal of Adolescent &Adult Literacy, Volume 69, Issue 5, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT New literacies are not defined by their medium, but by broader shifts in how literacy is practiced. Offline, role‐playing games, tabletop games, and interactive narratives are becoming more and more popular, affording students the ability to engage with and change storylines.
Brady L. Nash +2 more
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